Show or Unhide File Extensions. Posted March 1. 4, 2. Jimmy Selix in Microsoft Vista. Most power users of Windows will want to see file extensions for all files. Here is how to see file extensions when browsing in explorer. This technique works for Vista and Windows 7. File name extensions are the characters at the end of a file name that tells Windows what application should run and open the file. Windows Vista by default hides the operating system files so you can’t delete or change them, but you can make them visible again in Explorer by changing a few. When you show hidden files and folders, Windows will continue to hide protected operating system files. These are hidden files with the “system” attribute. The file extensions are preceeded by a period. For example, in config. As changing file extensions can confuse Windows when trying to open the file, by default Windows hides these file extensions by default. This is an attempt to protect users from accidentally changing the file extension when renaming the file. However, power users will always need the ability to see file extensions in order to debug or to do advanced functions. Many tutorials here on tech- recipes, for example, require the visibility of file extensions to be enabled through this technique. Enable the Display of File Extensions in Vista or Windows 7: 1. Open a folder or open explorer. Click the Layout button (to the left of the Views button) as shown in the picture below. Click Folder Options. Click the View tab. Uncheck Hide extensions for known file types. Click OKAfter this, the file extensions should be visible and no longer hidden. How To Hide/Unhide A File Or Folder In Windows 7. This is another simple trick for novice Windows 7 users. Like the previous versions of Windows, Windows 7 too comes with hide/show a file or folder option. Using this option, one can easily hide a file or folder in a jiffy. The procedure to hide a file or folder is very straightforward: 1. Right- click on the file/folder and select Properties. Enable the checkbox named Hidden and click Apply button to hide the file instantly. Unhide Windows 10If the file or folder still appears in the explorer, you need to follow four more simple steps: # Open Windows explorer (open a folder).# Click on Organize button and then select Folder and search options to launch Folder Options.# In the Folder Options dialog- box, switch to View tab, and then locate the option named Don’t show hidden files, folders, or drives.# Select the option and click Apply. To view the same file/folder again, please follow our how to view a hidden file or folder in Windows 7 guide. How To Unhide FolderMost power users of Windows will want to see file extensions for all files. Here is how to see file extensions when browsing in explorer. This technique works for. How to Unhide files and folders LO. To unhide files in Windows 7. Then right click on the files that you want to unhide and then click on Properties.
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